Seeking assistance with today’s New York Times Mini Crossword? We’re here to assist you.

The Mini serves as a smaller, brisk variant of The New York Times’ renowned daily crossword puzzle. While the complete crossword poses a more extensive challenge that assesses both your trivia knowledge and wordplay capabilities, The Mini delivers a quick, enjoyable brain teaser — frequently utilized by players to gauge their solving speed.

However, even a brief puzzle can challenge you when a clue confounds you. Similar to Wordle or Connections, a difficult prompt can disrupt your flow. If you find yourself at an impasse, don’t fret — we’re ready to assist.

🧩 Clues and Answers for The Mini on Thursday, May 22, 2025:

Across

– Component of a fleet
→ Ship

– The answer to Gollum’s riddle in The Hobbit: “This thing all things devours — birds, beasts, trees, flowers”
→ Time

– “Catch you later!”
→ Later

– The second-most favored girl’s name of the 2020s, following Olivia
→ Emma

– Revealing secrets
→ Open

Down

– Label on an envelope
→ Stamp

– “I’d like another card,” in blackjack
→ Hitme

– “Uhh, that is to say …”
→ Imean

– The “p” in m.p.h.
→ Per

– Name chosen by the new pope
→ Leo

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